The American Federation of Musicians, or AFM, is a labor and trade union of professional musicians and artists established in 1896 to help represent performing musicians in finding work and in collective bargaining efforts with recording companies, performance venues, and other avenues of the profession. The AFM also is involved extensively in protecting ownership of recorded music, securing benefits such as health care and pension for working musicians, as well as lobbying our legislators and more. This particular outpost of the AFM upholds many of these principals and purposes of the national organization, and also helps local musicians find paying gigs and network throughout the local music community. It is located in the same building as Central Music and Granny's Auction House, right off of Ulmerton Road in Clearwater.